Lewis Hamilton feels blue for red-faced Fernando Alonso

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Alonso, at 33, is running out of time to prove himself as one of the all-time greats by winning a third world titleOlivia Harris/Reuters

Kevin EasonMotor Racing Correspondent

Last updated at 12:01AM, March 31 2015

Lewis Hamilton had lost a sure-fire victory in Malaysia but his pain was reserved for Fernando Alonso, who could only watch as Ferrari celebrated the victory he could not have.

Joining a new team is as much luck as good judgment: Hamilton’s decision to quit McLaren for Mercedes delivered a second world championship. But it was the swap at Ferrari that has startled Formula One.

Sebastian Vettel, the four-times world champion, went without a win for the whole of 2014 and dumped Red Bull for the Scuderia. Alonso, on the other hand, left Ferrari for McLaren after a winless streak